Cultivate Hard Regardless of the Number of People

　　人多人少一樣用功

　　In a Chan session, there may be many participants, or there may be few. However, cultivation has only to do with yourself; it does not matter how many companions you have. Even if you are alone, you can cultivate. If there are a hundred, a thousand, or even ten thousand people, you can still cultivate. When cultivating, the number of cultivators is not an issue. You should not pay attention to whether the number of cultivators is great or small. Great comes from an accumulation of small and small is simply relative to what is great. It should never be an issue.

　　禅七有時人多，有時人少；不過修行是自己修行自己的，不是人多人少的問題。你就一個人也一樣修行，有一百個人、一千個人、一萬個人也是一樣修行。你修行要人少也不知道少，人多也不知道多，因爲根本就沒有一個多少的問題；多是從少而成多，少是從多而言少，多少根本就不成問題。

　　When cultivating, be serious. Be sincere and cultivate honestly step by step. You are cultivating yourself, and you should work hard regardless of how many people there are. If you are not aware of whether the number of people is great or small, then you have already made a bit of progress in your cultivation.

　　修行是要認真去做，要腳踏實地、實實在在的一步步向前去修行，所以要自己修行自己的，不管人多人少，人多也是這樣用功，人少也是這樣用功。你要多而不多，少而不少；多也不知道多，少不知道少，你的功夫可以說是有一點進步了。